To Lager or not

Polar · Post by **Polar** » Saturday Jun 11, 2005 12:54 pm

G'day Al
have just bottled two lagers and i was going to lager these in the fridge but have been reading on other forums that I should have primed the bottles with less than the normal amount of sugar - would i be better not lagering these bottles or will it make no difference

munkee · Post by **munkee** » Saturday Jun 11, 2005 1:01 pm

http://www.homebrewandbeer.com/forum/search.php

Bomma · Post by **Bomma** » Saturday Jun 11, 2005 1:33 pm

never heard of using less sugar to prime. did they give a reason? I suppose if you are putting it down for a few months in the cold, less priming sugar would probably make little diff. Given that you are probably after a well carbonated lager - why skimp?

Polar · Post by **Polar** » Saturday Jun 11, 2005 2:35 pm

thanks bomma they mentioned that the beer would be overcarbonated

grabman · Post by **grabman** » Sunday Jun 12, 2005 10:35 am

Can't see how using less priming sugar would lead to over-carbonated beer!

Was there something special in the brew to begin with? Most lagers are usually well carbonated so as Bomma said why skimp.

Post by **Oliver** » Monday Jun 13, 2005 7:40 pm

munkee wrote:http://www.homebrewandbeer.com/forum/search.php

Thanks. I think the joke's wearing a bit thin now.

Oliver

db · Post by db » Tuesday Jun 14, 2005 8:51 am

i find it depends on how long your intending on storing/lagering them for.. the longer you leave it the more carbonated they will get.

Polar · Post by **Polar** » Tuesday Jun 14, 2005 8:14 pm

thanks all for the assistance especially you munkee